The Edmonson County native was a retired maintenance worker at Ft. Knox. He was a son of the late Thomas Torrence and Dora May Whobrey Torrence.

Surviving are his Wife , Loretta Cowles Torrence; a son Loyd Torrence of Brownsville;a daughter, Kathy Salleng of Bee Spring; two brothers, Coy Torrence of Indiana and Amel Torrence of Elizabethtown; two sisters, Jean SAling of Bee Spring and Myrtle Dotson of Louisville, four Grand Children, Sarah Decker, Anthony Torrence, Chad Salleng and Amber Sallenge; and four great grandchildren.

Funeral Services for Thurman Ray Torrence will be at 1:00PM Monday at Christian Home General Baptist Church, Where he was member. Burial will be in the church cemetery